Bible Question:
Thanks for the answer and additional information. So it seems the scripture purposly lists the sets of 14 to represent the 3 steps of deliverence and I understand numbers in scripture are often listed in multiples of seven, but the fact that some generations are ignored and left out in order to come up with the sets of 14 needed would make scripture appear purposly contrived to come up with the needed outcome. At least I feel that is what a non believer would think if I were to try to explain this. I know that sometimes when prophecy is fulfilled there are gap periods of time that are not counted in the total because nothing significant happens during the silence period, such as the gap of time between the 69th and 70th week in the prophecy of Daniel. Could it be that those ancestors left out in Jesus' ancestory were not important because either nothing important to fulfillment of prophecy ocurred during their lifetimes or they were not believers? Any comments? Chusarcik |
Bible Answer: Chusarcik, To a certain extent the geneology is "contrived" in that it follows a literary convention among the Hebrews, who felt comfortable skipping generations, when they were trying to make only particular points. For example how many times is Abraham referred to as father by his very distant offspring. Artistic conventions are also used in painting to make or emphasis certain points. As for your specific question about Daniel, I don't feel qualified to take any particular position. It is not an area in which I have much background study. Emmaus |